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NHL Penalty Minutes Leaders: Defensemen

2021-22All situationsThrough 82 team games

This board ranks defensemen only by penalty minutes.

Penalty minutes add up every minor, major and misconduct. Fighting majors and misconducts make the total lumpy: one bad night can add 17 minutes. In leagues that split positions, use it to fill your defense slots, and check the per-60 board for defensemen getting more out of fewer minutes.

Leader in 2021-22: Mark Borowiecki (NSH), 151 PIM.

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NHL Penalty Minutes Leaders: Defensemen, 2021-22, All situations
#	Player	Team	PIM	GP	Per game
1	Mark BorowieckiDNSH	NSH	151	57	2.65	13:07	—
2	Radko GudasDFLA	FLA	105	77	1.36	18:01	24%▲22
3	Jacob TroubaDNYR	NYR	88	81	1.09	22:26	76%▼12
4	Zdeno CharaDNYI	NYI	85	72	1.18	18:44	—
5	Ian ColeDCAR	CAR	83	75	1.11	17:09	4.9%▲4.3
6	P.K. SubbanDNJD	NJD	82	77	1.06	18:18	—
7	Jake MiddletonDMIN	MIN	82	66	1.24	18:41	5.7%▲5.3
8	MacKenzie WeegarDFLA	FLA	81	80	1.01	23:22	92%▼7.4
9	Jeremy LauzonDNSH	NSH	81	66	1.23	17:40	24%▲22
10	Nikita ZadorovDCGY	CGY	77	74	1.04	16:55	41%▲23
11	Vladislav GavrikovDCBJ	CBJ	68	80	0.85	22:17	42%▼4.7
12	Rasmus DahlinDBUF	BUF	68	80	0.85	24:01	100%▲0.8
13	Erik GudbransonDCGY	CGY	68	78	0.87	18:08	0.1%
14	Brenden DillonDWPG	WPG	67	79	0.85	18:50	9.7%▲9.1
15	Chris WidemanDMTL	MTL	67	64	1.05	14:53	—
16	Tyler MyersDVAN	VAN	66	82	0.80	21:59	4.1%▲3.7
17	Josh MorrisseyDWPG	WPG	66	79	0.84	23:40	98%▲2.6
18	Charlie McAvoyDBOS	BOS	66	78	0.85	24:38	96%▲5.7
19	Josh MansonDCOL	COL	65	67	0.97	18:59	34%▲18
20	Vince DunnDSEA	SEA	63	73	0.86	20:41	90%▲13
21	Luke SchennDVAN	VAN	61	66	0.92	17:13	8.9%▲8.6
22	Andrew PeekeDCBJ	CBJ	60	82	0.73	21:29	6.5%▲6.2
23	Artem ZubDOTT	OTT	60	81	0.74	21:02	9.5%▲5.3
24	Mikhail SergachevDTBL	TBL	59	78	0.76	22:28	98%▲5.2
25	Damon SeversonDNJD	NJD	57	80	0.71	23:36	9.4%▲6.1
26	Mark GiordanoDTOR	TOR	57	75	0.76	20:53	—
27	Tony DeAngeloDCAR	CAR	56	64	0.88	19:49	23%▲18
28	Adam LarssonDSEA	SEA	55	82	0.67	22:17	23%▼19
29	Sean DurziDLAK	LAK	55	64	0.86	19:36	40%▲38
30	Scott MayfieldDNYI	NYI	55	61	0.90	19:46	0.1%
31	Niko MikkolaDSTL	STL	55	54	1.02	16:59	4.9%▲4.4
32	Jamie OleksiakDSEA	SEA	54	72	0.75	19:20	15%▲14
33	Darnell NurseDEDM	EDM	54	71	0.76	25:03	69%▼13
34	Alexander RomanovDMTL	MTL	53	79	0.67	20:24	15%▲15
35	Zach BogosianDTBL	TBL	53	48	1.10	15:22	0.4%
36	Oliver Ekman-LarssonDVAN	VAN	52	79	0.66	22:19	43%▲31
37	Ilya LyubushkinDTOR	TOR	51	77	0.66	17:27	0.1%
38	Alexandre CarrierDNSH	NSH	50	77	0.65	20:59	15%▲14
39	Kris LetangDPIT	PIT	49	78	0.63	25:47	52%▼11
40	Brady SkjeiDCAR	CAR	48	82	0.59	21:09	18%▼31
41	Brandon MontourDFLA	FLA	48	81	0.59	17:54	83%▲10
42	Ryan LindgrenDNYR	NYR	48	78	0.62	20:06	0.1%
43	Derek ForbortDBOS	BOS	48	76	0.63	18:07	0.0%
44	Ben ChiarotDFLA	FLA	48	74	0.65	22:51	13%▲11
45	Torey KrugDSTL	STL	48	64	0.75	20:34	0.0%
46	Jan RuttaDTBL	TBL	47	76	0.62	16:23	—
47	Carson SoucyDSEA	SEA	47	64	0.73	17:40	0.1%
48	Connor MurphyDCHI	CHI	47	57	0.82	21:46	6.9%▲6
49	Mathew DumbaDMIN	MIN	47	57	0.82	23:06	0.1%
50	Jakob ChychrunDARI	ARI	47	47	1.00	23:00	99%
51	Roman JosiDNSH	NSH	46	80	0.57	25:33	98%
52	Neal PionkDWPG	WPG	46	77	0.60	21:08	32%▲31
53	Hampus LindholmDBOS	BOS	46	71	0.65	22:30	20%▲19
54	Erik CernakDTBL	TBL	46	55	0.84	19:09	4.9%▲4.5
55	Brett KulakDEDM	EDM	45	74	0.61	17:45	0.3%
56	Dmitry OrlovDWSH	WSH	44	76	0.58	20:58	35%▲21
57	Mattias EkholmDNSH	NSH	44	76	0.58	23:29	76%▲8.7
58	Logan StanleyDWPG	WPG	44	58	0.76	15:39	8.3%▲7.6
59	Jani HakanpääDDAL	DAL	43	80	0.54	16:13	—
60	Justin FaulkDSTL	STL	43	76	0.57	23:12	55%▼23
61	Brent BurnsDSJS	SJS	42	82	0.51	26:09	50%▼14
62	Alex PietrangeloDVGK	VGK	42	80	0.53	24:39	4.0%▲3.7
63	Adam PelechDNYI	NYI	42	78	0.54	21:17	3.3%▲3
64	Jack JohnsonDCOL	COL	42	74	0.57	16:45	—
65	Jonas SiegenthalerDNJD	NJD	42	70	0.60	20:34	3.3%▲2.9
66	Brayden McNabbDVGK	VGK	42	69	0.61	19:42	28%▲25
67	Justin HollDTOR	TOR	41	69	0.59	20:12	—
68	Ryan SuterDDAL	DAL	40	82	0.49	23:39	—
69	Morgan RiellyDTOR	TOR	40	82	0.49	23:44	77%▼4.2
70	Trevor van RiemsdykDWSH	WSH	40	72	0.56	17:28	0.8%
71	Dmitry KulikovDMIN	MIN	39	80	0.49	18:12	3.2%▲3.1
72	Brett PesceDCAR	CAR	39	70	0.56	21:42	0.3%
73	Matt BenningDNSH	NSH	39	65	0.60	16:20	—
74	Nicolas MelocheDSJS	SJS	39	50	0.78	16:53	—
75	Kyle BurroughsDVAN	VAN	39	42	0.93	12:56	0.0%
76	Marcus PetterssonDPIT	PIT	38	72	0.53	15:39	6.6%▲6.2
77	Rasmus RistolainenDPHI	PHI	38	66	0.58	21:26	9.1%▲8.5
78	Nicolas HagueDVGK	VGK	38	52	0.73	18:40	0.1%
79	Kyle CapobiancoDARI	ARI	38	45	0.84	16:00	0.1%
80	Joshua BrownDBOS	BOS	37	52	0.71	14:13	0.0%
81	Kevin ShattenkirkDANA	ANA	36	82	0.44	21:25	—
82	Victor HedmanDTBL	TBL	36	82	0.44	25:05	93%▲11
83	Filip HronekDDET	DET	36	78	0.46	22:02	92%▲15
84	Robert BortuzzoDSTL	STL	36	73	0.49	13:44	—
85	Justin BraunDNYR	NYR	36	69	0.52	19:33	—
86	Jeff PetryDMTL	MTL	36	68	0.53	22:07	0.1%
87	David SavardDMTL	MTL	36	62	0.58	20:47	—
88	Riley StillmanDCHI	CHI	36	52	0.69	15:04	0.0%
89	Brendan SmithDCAR	CAR	36	45	0.80	13:55	—
90	Casey FitzgeraldDBUF	BUF	36	36	1.00	16:53	—
91	Robert HaggDFLA	FLA	35	64	0.55	16:01	—
92	Joel EdmundsonDMTL	MTL	35	24	1.46	19:35	4.0%▲3.9
93	TJ BrodieDTOR	TOR	34	82	0.41	21:19	—
94	Moritz SeiderDDET	DET	34	82	0.41	23:02	100%▲0.7
95	Travis SanheimDPHI	PHI	34	80	0.42	22:58	68%▼6.1
96	Ivan ProvorovDPHI	PHI	34	79	0.43	24:53	36%▼28
97	John KlingbergDDAL	DAL	34	74	0.46	22:13	0.2%
98	Alex GoligoskiDMIN	MIN	34	72	0.47	18:56	—
99	Dougie HamiltonDNJD	NJD	34	62	0.55	21:13	84%▲12
100	Alexander EdlerDLAK	LAK	34	41	0.83	18:28	—

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